Editing Agoura Hills, California (section)

===Environment===
{{Further|Santa Monica Mountains}}
[[Image:MorrisonRanch.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Western Agoura Hills from the hills north of [[Morrison Ranch]]]]

Natural areas of Agoura Hills are part of the [[California chaparral and woodlands]] ecoregion and are covered by hundreds of local plant species, some of which are very rare, and others of which have become popular ornamentals. The range is host to an immense variety of wildlife, from [[cougar|mountain lions]] to the endangered Southern California [[Distinct Population Segment]] of [[Rainbow trout|steelhead]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/publications/status_reviews/salmon_steelhead/steelhead/2001_status_review_southern_california_coast_steelhead.pdf |title=South-Central/Southern California Coast Steelhead Recovery Planning Domain 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation of Southern California Coast Steelhead Distinct Population Segment |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |year=2011|access-date=December 3, 2013}}</ref> The [[cougar|mountain lion]] population within the Santa Monica Mountains (which includes the Simi Hills & Santa Susana Pass) is severely depleted with only seven known living adult individuals. The primary cause of the decline is due to a combination of traffic-related mortality (three from the area were killed within a matter of months,) anti-coagulants ingested from human-poisoned prey (two individuals within the Simi Hills), and attacks by other, more dominant mountain lions (an elder male, known as P1, killed both his son and his mate, this is thought to be due to a lack of space available.) The [[Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing]] is a proposed vegetated overpass spanning the Ventura Freeway and Agoura Road at Liberty Canyon on the east end of the city. Snakes are common but only occasionally seen. Local species include the [[Southern Pacific Rattlesnake]], Mountain Kingsnake, [[California Kingsnake]], [[Gopher snake]], and [[Garter snake]]. The mountains are also home to the [[Western fence lizard]].